93.9 The Eagle – The News and Talk of Columbia, MO
Lower coronavirus case trends continue in Boone County.
There were just 38 new positives on Friday. Active cases went down, to 244. Hospitalizations stayed the same, at 42, and are not straining resources.
Cole and Callaway counties both had small case increases too. Cole added five new cases, and Callaway added nine. Callaway’s active cases were up slightly, to 186.
The state’s positive test rate has dropped to 7.6% as of Thursday, the lowest it has been since last October. Gov. Parson reports about 1,400 patients are hospitalized because of COVID-19, roughly half what that number was in November.
